12—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. December 9, 1961
Farm Bureau
Adds Personnel
A well known feed autho
rity has been ''named to
head a newly created de
partment for „the Pennsyl
vania Farm Bureau Coopera
live it was an
, nounced this week.
W. Dale Anderson known
in feed circles"",throughout
Eastern has
been manager of
direct sales sendees with
the statewide farmer coopera
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QUABRYVILLE, R. D. 2 PH. ST 6-3SSO
Our Farm
Machinery
Service
..: cm save you
HEADQUARTERS
for
Ford Tractors,
parts and accessories
Ford Implements
Expert service
Farming information
See Your
Local Ford
Dealer
Elizabethtown
Farmers Supply. Inc.
Elizabethtown
Phone EM 7-1341
Keener Equip. Co.
Rts. 230 & 72, Lancaster
Phone LO 9-98S1
Sauder Bros.
New Holland
Phone EL 4-8721
tive.
“We have named Mr.
Anderson to this Important
post in scheduling expansion
in this important field of
service to farmers in our
state,” said Lester M. Shug
hart. Farm Bureau director
of distribution.
A graduate of Pennsyl
vania State University, An
derson was a supervisor of
vocational agriculture for 3
years before joining a feed
and grain company in York,
in a sales capacity.
“The activities of Mr.
Anderson’s department for
the immediate future will
be concentrated on feed and
petroleum distribution and
will be expanded to all sec
tions of the state as need
and potential warrant,” said
Shughart.
Infants in more than fifty
countries are being fed Am
erican baby foods, report
Penn State home economics
extension specialists. Last
year $l5 million worth of U.
S. baby food went out of the
country. This is double the
amount exported in 1950.
One reason for the increase
is the large number of Am
erican families now living a
broad.
m
time and money
• Just what is service?
Here’s what we try to do
Keep every Ford trac-
tor and every piece of
Ford Farm Equipment
working at top efficiency
and be Johnny-on-
1 something
the-spot when
goes wrong
Some o£ our service is
free; some costs only for
the parts; some requires
a reasonable labor charge,
But you’ll find us fair
we want to keep on serv-
ing you for a long time
{iMMEMINIiI
Grimm's Ford
Tractor & Farm
Service
Park Ave., Quarryville
Phone ST 6-2597
Allen H. Mafz
Denver
Phone AN 7-6592
, and arguments.
Ham Moisture On September 6, 1961,
nam moisrure the Department published a
I au/ Dainetafo>l notice in the Federal Regis-
L,aW ivcilialal cu. ter t h at j t was considering
Dw lien A reinstating the moisture re-
Dy v/.0.L/»pA> strictions that existed for
.... ~ ... many years prior to Dec. 30,
Meat inspection regulations 196 £ \ £ od ot 30 days
that prohibit added moisture wag prov ided for interested
in smoked hams and simi- persons t o submit views on
lar pork products became « rftnn . a i
effective Nov. 17 in meat- 1116 Pr°P°sal
packing plants subject to
Federal inspection, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
announced
This represents a return
to regulations in effect Be
fore Dec. 30, 1960, which re
quire that smoked hams and
similar smoked pork 'pro
ducts prepared at Federally
inspected establishments sh
all not weigh more than their
fresh uncured weight.
As a result of receiving
many consumer requests to
re-examine the question of
added moisture in hams, the
Department, during April
and May, 1961 held public
hearings on the subject in
eight cities throughout the
United States. Interested per
sons were invited to submit
oral and written data, views
Meet your ffiffman SEED MAN...
fHoffman
C/ FARM SEEDS
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THESE HOFFMAN SEED MEN ARE READY JO SERVE YOUf
FRANK H. BUCHER
Lititz MA 6-6504
A. H. HOFFMAN SEEDS, INC., LANDISVILLE, PENNA.
Serving farmers with finest quality seeds since 1 899
An order formally amend
ing the regulations was pub
lished in the Federal Regi
ster on Oct. 18, to become
effective 30 days after pub
lication. The 30 days were
provided to give meat pack
ers ample time in which to
make any necessary changes
in operating methods, the
U.S.D.A. said.
It is easier to prevent wa
ter pipes from freezing than
to do without water after
they are frozen. That’s why
Henry Wooding/ Penn State
extension agricultural engin
eer urges that new water
lines be laid below the frost
level and exposed lines be A chrysanthemum, by sj
protected by electric heating name would be easier j
cable. J spell.
ELMER BRILL
Elizabethtown EM 7-5441
JASON H. MELLINGER JONATHAN S. SHIRK
Strasburg OV 7-6546 Leola OL 6-9302
• HE is yourneighborantffneM.
• HE is interested in your crop problems.
• HE can help you grow better paying crops.
• HE knows what seed varieties .produce best
in your area.
• HE can tell you about all the latest and
newest seed varieties.
• HE will get your seed to you,
when you want it.
• HE is anxious and ready to serve you.
LESTER ERB
Elizabethtown EM 7-7112
STUDY AT HOME
This year the Extensi
Service of the College of 4
riculture at the Penusylvai
State University is offer]
64 correspondence courses
agriculture, and 12 in hoi
economics. Courses by m
were first offered in las
and thousands of peo;
from all 50 states and 25 f (
elgn countries have tali
them. Winter is a good l«
to study, reminds Dr. Ft
C. Snyder, director of c
respondence courses, and
suggests you get a free co
of the 1962 Correnponder
Course bulletin at any aj
cultural extension office
Pennsylvania, and select
course of interest to you.
When you buy on cr«
read every line of the cc
tract before signing, San
Black, Penn State extensi
home management special!
advises. Be sure every tala]
space on the contract is j
led, then check it again i
fore signing. \
, C. B. ERB
Landisville TW 8-7115
EDGAR C. UMBLE
Gao HI 2-4525
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